David Miliband: Brexit 'sabotage' costs UK up to £30bn annually, urges closer EU ties
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Simon Walters
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Summary
Former foreign secretary David Miliband describes Brexit as an act of 'sabotage' that has cost the UK up to £30bn annually in lost income, equivalent to a daily 'punishing tax.' Writing in Sir Anthony Seldon's book The Brexit Effect, Miliband urges the Labour government to urgently rebuild closer ties with the EU, warning that failure to do so will result in even greater economic damage.
Key quotes
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The loss of income caused by leaving the EU is equivalent to imposing 'a punishing tax every day' on the UK
We are suffering a punishing Brexit tax every day
Give new political momentum to rebuilding closer ties with the EU
The UK will pay an even heavier price if it does not meet this challenge urgently
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